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The sudden thunder did not terrify the puppy for long.
What does Terrify mean?
to make someone very frightened.
Dictionary definition
To terrify means to make someone feel very frightened or deeply alarmed.
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Terrify in a sentence
medium
A suspenseful story can terrify readers in a safe and imaginary way.
hard
The safety lesson explained that loud alarms may terrify young children if adults do not calmly guide them.
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What does terrify mean?
Terrify means to cause strong fear.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to terrify?
Frighten is close because both words describe causing fear.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for terrify?
Comfort contrasts with terrify because it helps someone feel safe instead of afraid.
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Terrify
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MeaningTerrify means to make someone very frightened.
ExampleExample: The sudden thunder did not terrify the puppy for long.
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- tair · uh · fy
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- tair
- Ending
- fy
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tair.
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Terrify word family
Base word
terrify
verb
terrify
To make someone very frightened.
verb
terrifies
Makes someone very frightened.
adjective
terrified
Very frightened.
adjective
terrifying
Causing strong fear.
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